Flysafair B738 near Johannesburg on Aug 2nd 2025, loss of cabin pressure
Last Update: September 16, 2025 / 14:55:35 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 2, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
FlySafair
Flight number
FA-570
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
ZS-ZWO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
A replacement Boeing 737-800 registration ZS-ZWS reached Zanzibar with a delay of about 5 hours.
South Africa's CAA opened an investigation into the occurrence.
The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 48 hours after landing back.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 2, 2025
Classification
Incident
Cause
Loss of cabin pressure
Airline
FlySafair
Flight number
FA-570
Departure
Johannesburg, South Africa
Destination
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Aircraft Registration
ZS-ZWO
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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